And the NSA has contributed a security framework for it in the past. Two points: There is no real security in obscurity. Unix learned lessons years ago about buffer overflows and unchecked parameters in operations involving escalation of privileges.
On the second point, many shops moved from UNIX to windows NT because of MS marketing pointing out that NT did NOT have those bugs (which plagued UNIXes back then) and because it was "easier to administer". The question is whether that is still the case. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 8, 2012, at 23:10, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jun 8, 2012, at 10:00 PM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > >> After a malware attack on the Air Force's Windows-based drone-control system >> last year, there has been a wholesale move to Linux for security reasons. > > > Which sucks because now the Chinese, Russians, and anyone else that writes > virii will be coding for Linux now. > Great. > > Rick > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
